Washing-machine.



I'. T. FLINCHBAUGH.

WASHING MACINB.'

1 APPLICATIoN FILED snr-1*. 22, 1910.

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v I'. T. FLINCHBAUGH.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1910.

' Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

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To all 'whom it "rh/Ly concern.'

FREDERICK T. rmncmsauen, or YORK, rENNsYnvA'N'I'A, ylassrelvtniro, chiites "1a.

TURNBULL or YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

wAsING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent 'Appueaadn plea' separater a2, 1910. serial -ivo. istanze.

raeentedom 17, 1911,.

Beit known that I, FREoERIoKT. Fianet-2H4 BAUGH, citizen of the United States, residing at York, in the county. of York and State .of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVashing-Ma-v chines, of which the following is a specica-l tion.

This invention has for its primary object a washing machine of; simple, durable and eiiicient construction, embodying an actuating shaft extending up from underneath the tub of the machine through the bottom thereof, the outer end of said shaft working in a tubular casing and vertically disposed within'the tub, and a washer element pro-v vided with a sleeve extending down into the casing and over and around the upper end of the shaft andl having a free vertical movement relative to the shaft, but compelled to turn therewith. v

With this and -other objects in view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combinations of the'parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full lunderstanding of the, invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation vof a washing machine constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of the actuating mechanism of the device; Fig. 3 is,

a vertical longitudinal section; Fig. l is a detail perspective view of the washing ele'- ment; and, Fig. 5 illustrates inv detail some of the parts serving to connect the operating shaft with the washing element,

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated Y in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters. v

My improved washing machine comprlsesv a tub A mounted upon legs B, and a basel bar C which latter forms the main support for the actuating parts of the-mechanism.

The actuating parts includea fly wheel 1 which may be provided-with a handle,` if desired, or which may be operated by a belt or in any other desired way, they wheel 1 being mounted upon a shaft 2' which is journaled in standards 3 rising from the base C. i The shaft 2 carries a spur pinion 4,

, which meshes with a gear wheel 5 secured on one end of a countershaft 6 journaled in the standards The wheel 5 is a crankl wheel andisconnected bylapitman 'Z to 'a segment 8, whereby 4to effect la .back and 60 forth or oscillating movement to fthe segment. The segment meshes with apinion 9 secured to'the lower end of a vertically disposed shaft 10, the lowerend of which is journaled in a step bearing in the base C. 46'5 The shaft 10 passes upwardly" through a bearing collarv 11 which is formed with a 4plate 12 by which it is secured tothe bottom l13 of the tub A, and a tubular casing 14 is secured within the tub A and rises: from 7o the bottom 13, said casing being formedv integral. with the bearing 11 at lthe upper end of they latter.' The shaft 10 is formed with a squared or otherwise noncircular upper end 10u over which a correspondingly 75 formed sleeve 15 is adapted to t, the sleeve being inserted down into the tubular casing 14. The sleeve 15 forms partA of a capplate 16 and extends downwardly therefrom, said `cap-plate being secured by screws or similar fastening devices to the circular body por'- tion 17 of the washing element. This latter also includes any desired number of downwardly extending arms18 arrangedl to engage the clothes within the tub. Preferably, tlie'cap plate 16 of the washing element has a knob or handle 19 secured to it so' as to render easy the operation of removing and replacing the washing element.'v The tub A is provided with a top or lid 20 and 90 the latter is in turn provided with a dome 21 designed to accommodate theupper end of the washing element at the upper limit of movement of the latter. i

` From the foregoing description in connec# 95.

tion with the accompanying drawings, the

operation of my improved washing machine will be apparent. f

In the practical use of the device. after l the clothes have been placed within the tub A, the washing element is slipped into place,

as illustrated in Fig.' 3, the sleeve 15 being -looselv inserted in the casing 14 and engaging the squared upper end 10I1 of the shaft 10. The vertical position of the washing'105 element is, of course, determined by the amount of clothes in the tub, as the engagement 8 will be rocked back and forth and will therefore effect the `oscillation of the shaft 10 and the washing element which it supports. As all of the actuatingrparts are 'down below the tub A, -it is obvious that they maybe kept at all timesv in a proper 'runningcondition by the application of lubricant'without the danger of the oil com- A Washing machine, comprising an ele# lvated tub', a bearing securedl to the bottom of the tub and provided with a tubular casing extending up from the bott0m Of.t he,v

tub -withn the latter, a shaft extending through said bearing and up into the oasing and spaced from the interior Wall of the -ing a free vertical movement relative to the shaft, but compelled to turn therewith.'

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

vFREDERICK T. FLINCHBUGH. [Ll 8.] Witnesses:

ELI D. FLINCHBAUGH, PHILR N; Lmem. 

